Event
SFWFF - Shorts Program
Film Line-Up:
We Are All Here directed by Yonghwa Choi
(USA, 2009, 2 min, Animation)
This animated piece is a call to action to the world exploring our earth, which will one day complete its journey and cease to exist รข until then it our duty to preserve it.
Ebony Goddess: Queen of Ile Aiye directed by Carolina Moraes-Liu
(Brazil, 2009, 20 min, Documentary)
Three young women search for identity and self-esteem as they compete for the title of Ebony Goddess in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, the largest black city outside of Africa.
Una y Carne - Nail and Skin directed by Stine Maria Exler
(Denmark/USA, 2008, 24 min, Documentary)
This is a documentary about loneliness, personal growth, and a life changing friendship. Growing up in separate parts of Puerto Rico, two little boys got used to keeping their true feelings hidden; they both felt like girls. As young adults they both moved to New York and big city life introduced them to worlds very far apart. Eventually, the two met in a transgender support group in Manhattan. Michele was facilitating the group, Denise was there as a client, and they instantly became friends. Yet, as their friendship grew stronger, Michele and Denise were forced to accept an ever-present risk of losing each other.
No Way Through directed by Alexandra Monro and Sheila Menon
(United Kingdom, 2009, 7 min, Narrative Fiction)
Imagine if your town was controlled by the military and you had to go through specific checkpoints to go to school, go to work, visit your friends or go to the hospital. No Way Through shares the shocking reality of Palestinian life in the West Bank. In the West Bank alone there are over 600 military checkpoints and road obstructions that severely restrict the free movement of medical supplies, patients, medical personnel and even emergency services.
Severing the Soul directed by Barbara Klutinis
(USA, 2009, 18 min, Documentary/Experimental)
Found footage interweaves an account of Rosemary Kennedy's lobotomy procedure in 1941 with an overview of the psychosurgery movement of the 1930's-1960's in the US.
Behind Closed Doors directed by Jessica Hopper
(USA, 2009, 27 min, Documentary)
Live-in nannies and maids are part of a large workforce that is often ignored, underpaid and exploited in the privacy of homes. Caught in a vicious cycle of labor trafficking, a group of South Asian domestic workers fight back.
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LocationVariety Screening Room (Inside Hobart Building)
582 Market Street, at 2nd St
San Francisco, CA 94104
United States
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| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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